The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-01-13

Mr.. c. ii. Kirby of Oldtown, who for 10
years has been miner and prOspector in the
Black Hills of Colorado. has returned home
and will not go West again.
This State now has 43S registered druggists
and qualified assistants. according to the report
made by the CommiSSo of Pharmacy to the
Governor and Council.
Prof. Charles ii. Benjamin. hO for the past
six wears has ably filled the chair of Mechanical
Engineering at the Maine State College, has re-
signed to go into business in Boston.
Some lawers are of the opinion that more
superior Courts will he established in Maine.
AT present there are three in Aroostook, in
Cumberland and i'm kennebec counties.
The Bangor Loan and Building Association
has been in operation ten months, and is now
paying dividends at the rate of per cent. The
third series of its shares is to be issued in a
few days.
The petitioners for the pardon of John f..
Lawrence. Melville Bodwell, Benjamin and
Benjamin W. Chadbourne, the Parkman MUIR
dcrer>; Lewis +. Hopkins. the Richmond muir
derer. and James McCune, We're given leave to
withdraw by the Governor and Council Thurs
day.
Capt. Thomas Robinson. of GreenvilIe, for
many wears Il popular steamboat commander
ON Moosehead Lake. and known all over the
United States, died suddenly Thursday. of
pneumonia. He was about - years of age, and
leaves a'widow and five children.
The first consignment of Tennessee quail
We're received at Portland Thursday morning.
They were shipped from Shelbyvillc the 10Th.
But three out of one hundred and sixteen birds
arrived dead. All the others were in splendid
condition.
Governor Rohie has been invited by eN-GOv.
Iuciu>Fairchild National Commandcr-n-Chief
of the q. \. Il. to accept a position on his stan
as aidc-de-camp. Gen. Fairchild writes that
he expects to meet GOV. Robe at the Depart
mcnl Encampment at Bath in January next.
INT nt A. ST Al al
in Maine before railroads came in. only five are
now living. These are Thomas Chamberlain
and Mr. Hobbs of Portland; Gideon Deerng
of Durham: John Marshall of steep Falls and
Hiram Reed of Augusta. Chamberlain and
Hobbs We're for many wears conductors Oh the
Grand Trunk railroad.
On the railway post offices running between
Boston and Portland and Boston and Bangor.
exclusively, there has been handled from Dee.
2oth TO 18th. inclusive. 1l4.21l letters. 1876
sacks of merchandise and papers. and 3.229 re-
-i-tered packages. This is exclusive of the
through mail.
The County Commissioners of Andro>co"gin
County have decided 10 make the bridge at
Liycrmore Falls free. The amount of damages
awarded the owners is $1,000. The towns of
East Livermore and Livermore pay $50 each
and the county S3.50o. The prosperity and
business prospects of the towns are greatly en-
hanced by this change.
\ stock company has lately been formed un-
der the title of ''SchaStcook Granite Company.
to operate on 81. Albans mountain. in Harmony.
q. j. shaw is president of the company. }. o.
Bradbury treasurer and solicitor; other gentle
men of the association are \. Linn, {. Blake
and ID. II. Bartlett. Operations will he com
menced next summer.
DR.. Horatio NJ small. for a long time one of
the leading physicians OF Portland. died Dec. %
of brain disease. He had been out of practice
for two or three wears on account of this trouble.
He was member of the Maine Medical ASSo-
citation and was formerly one of the physicians
at the Maine General Hospital. His age was
about 20 wears.
From the reports of the state prison il ap-
pears that the proportion OF the population of
Maine in penal institutions is less than in any
other State. In other words. there is no State
SO free from crime. There will be difference
of opinion to whether this condition of
things is due to the prohibitory law. but what
ever the cause. the facts show that Maine is the
best State in the Mon.
Gardiner and Pitt>ton celebrated Jan. l the
freeing of the toll bridge across the kcnnebec
river. connecting the two places. by firing one
hundred guns and general rejoicing. This happy
result was brought about by earnest agitation
and active work of numerous prominent citi-
zcn> for several wears past. 1t is expected to
have a most beneficial effect on the trade of the
two towns.